[[File:Manage-themes.png|450px|The parent theme, '''Builder Core''', should be listed in the available themes section. The '''Builder child theme''' should be the current theme.]]

==Step 1: Install Builder Theme Core ==

==Step 1: Install Builder Theme Core ==

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# Download the latest Builder zip file (Builder Theme - Core) after logging in to the [http://ithemes.com/member/member.php iThemes Member Panel].

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# Download the latest Builder zip file (Builder) after logging in to the [http://ithemes.com/member/member.php iThemes Member Panel].

# Log in to the WordPress admin area of your site. From there, go to '''Appearance > Themes'''. Click '''Install Themes''', then '''Upload'''. Select the '''Builder.zip''' and click '''Install Now'''. ''Note: there is no need to activate Builder Core.''

# Log in to the WordPress admin area of your site. From there, go to '''Appearance > Themes'''. Click '''Install Themes''', then '''Upload'''. Select the '''Builder.zip''' and click '''Install Now'''. ''Note: there is no need to activate Builder Core.''

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# '''Activate''' your child theme.

# '''Activate''' your child theme.

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Now your Builder is set up in such a way that changes to the theme can be made without worrying about upgrades overwriting changed files.

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==Step 3: Check Available and Current Theme Configuration==

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Once you've installed Builder Theme - Core and your child theme, make sure the '''child theme is the Current theme''' and '''Builder Theme - Core is listed as an Available''' theme.

Step 1: Install Builder Theme Core

Log in to the WordPress admin area of your site. From there, go to Appearance > Themes. Click Install Themes, then Upload. Select the Builder.zip and click Install Now. Note: there is no need to activate Builder Core.

Step 2: Install Your Builder Child Theme

We highly recommended using a Builder child theme as the active theme and not Builder Core. This protects theme customizations from being erased during Builder version updates.

Download a child theme of your choice like Builder Child Theme - Default from the iThemes Member Panel. In the steps below, "Builder Child Theme - Default" is merely used as an example. You are free to use any child theme (that appears in the Member Panel) of your choice.

Go to Appearance > Themes'. Click on Install Themes, then Upload. Browse to the folder where you have downloaded BuilderChild-Default.zip (or whichever child theme you have chosen), select it and click Install Now.

Activate your child theme.

Step 3: Check Available and Current Theme Configuration

Once you've installed Builder Theme - Core and your child theme, make sure the child theme is the Current theme and Builder Theme - Core is listed as an Available theme.

Advanced Installation Notes

Ensure that there are no spaces in the name of your child theme's directory. For example, BuilderChild-Default is fine, but not Builder Child - Default

Contents of the theme must be directly inside the theme's directory and not nested i.e., inside another directory. This applies both to Builder and Builder's child theme.